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El pret érito de los verbos -AR. The preterite (past tense) of -AR verbs. El pret érito. Usos: Actions completed in the past Actions with clearly defined beginnings or endings in past Actions repeated a certain number of times in the past. Palabras del pasado.
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El pretérito de los verbos -AR The preterite (past tense) of -AR verbs.
El pretérito Usos: • Actions completed in the past • Actions with clearly defined beginnings or endings in past • Actions repeated a certain number of times in the past
Palabras del pasado Words that express the PAST: • Ayer - yesterday • Anoche - last night • La semana pasada - last week • El año pasado - last year • Ayer por la tarde - yesterday afternoon • Ayer por la mañana - yesterday morning
Verbos -AR Yo -é Nosotros -amos Tú -aste Vosotros -asteis Ellos/ellas/uds -aron Él/ella/ud -ó
Ejemplos: Hablar • Yo hablé - I spoke • Tú hablaste - You spoke • Él habló - He spoke • Nosotros hablamos - We spoke • Vosotros hablasteis - You all spoke • Ellos hablaron - They spoke
Ejemplos: Llegar • Llegamos • We arrived Jugar • Jugasteis • You all played Mirar • Ellos miraron • They watched Nadar • Yo nadé • I swam Tomar • Tú tomaste • You took Esquiar • Él esquió • He skied
Los irregulares Stem-Changing Verbs • You do not have to make normal (e-ie, o-ue, u-ue) stem changes in the Preterite. • Ella juega - She plays (present) • Ella jugó - She played (past) • Ellos empiezan - They begin (present) • Ellos empezaron - They began (past) • However, the preterite has IRREGULAR spelling changes in some YO forms.
-CAR/-GAR/-ZAR verbs Changes are made to first person yo form only. • Verbs that end in -CAR c qu • Marcar = yo marqué • Buscar = yo busqué • Sacar = yo saqué • Practicar = yo practiqué
-CAR/-GAR/-ZAR verbs Changes are made to first person yo form only. • Verbs that end in -GAR g gu • Llegar = yo llegué • Jugar = yo jugué • Pagar = yo pagué
-CAR/-GAR/-ZAR verbs Changes are made to first person yo form only. • Verbs that end in -ZAR z c • Empezar = empecé • Comenzar = comencé